Capital Preservation Mode Activated Overnight Session:Price tip-toed below the 6910 Line in the Sand, kissed the 6890 initial downside target, and politely reminded the room: “Yes, it’s Fryday… no, we will not be doing anything heroic.” Opening Handshake:Market alignment = … Continue reading
S&P 500 (ES) Prior Session was Cycle Day 3: A full-on Range Runner Rhythm that tested the metal of both the bulls and the bears. ES first delivered a complete give-back of the entire JPOW rally — the kind of flush … Continue reading
“Markets Never Sleep… and Today They Barely Blinked.” Overnight Session – The Ninja ReversalWhile the rest of the world counted sheep, NQ pulled a full-range Fed Day exorcism, reversing the entire move and drilling straight into Cycle Day 1 projected … Continue reading
S&P 500 (ES) Prior Session was Cycle Day 2: The FED Saves Christmas – PTG Edition 🎄📈 JPOW just slid down the macroeconomic chimney with a perfectly gift-wrapped 25 bps rate cut, and the market tore into that thing like … Continue reading
🎯 Morning Session: The Calm Before the Rate-Storm Early action respected the DTS Briefing to the tick: the 6845 VWAP Line-in-the-Sand acted like the bouncer at a Vegas nightclub — nobody got through without permission. Repeated buy responses off 6835–6830, … Continue reading
S&P 500 (ES) Prior Session was Cycle Day 1: Hotdog Day “Buy ’em cheap… if you’ve got the courage.” Today’s tape was the definition of Hotdog Day — mustard-ready but no real meat — as traders collectively held their breath waiting for … Continue reading
“Trade what happens, not what you hope happens.” 1. Pre-FOMC (8:00–13:55 ET) 🧘♂️ Market Mood: Low conviction Algo-driven chop Fake breaks to harvest liquidity Reduced volume until the grenade pin is pulled 🔭 Prep Checklist: Mark ONH/ONL, VWAP, IBH/IBL, and … Continue reading
“Buy ’em cheap… if you’ve got the courage.” Today’s tape was the definition of Hotdog Day — mustard-ready but no real meat — as traders collectively held their breath waiting for tomorrow’s FOMC fireworks. But even in the lull, Cycle … Continue reading
S&P 500 (ES) Prior Session was Cycle Day 3: Morning Session: The Bull Slips on a Bar of Soap Early price action started messy. Rising wedge chatter, setups flashing, and then the first theme of the day emerged: No conviction from … Continue reading
“Fresh week, fresh traps.” Opening Notes The room kicked off with the usual Monday optimism — coffee-fueled greetings, charts streaming, and a hint of caution as Manny reminded everyone:Attack on a Monday morning at your own peril.(No truer words spoken … Continue reading